Start comment=========================================== I solve most probleme i had with windows xp3, now fractint work under ntsf dos format, and well, a few minute ago it jam again but it always cause of the video card if you experiment probleme (jamming of your computer) it,s probably this, set your media accelerator to the minimum and probably the trouble will vanish. On my big computer (new processor) the probleme persiste, but it about the egavga screen format who is not tolerated anymore (for mysterious reason) by this (new) video card so i will simply have to buy another video card some time. i still use dosbox and enjoy it a little more, still i do prefere my old laptop computer who travel with me the seven sea and look like experimented mountaineeir......for fractint with rat.... also the picture are presented at : https://sites.google.com/site/sinpix12823fractal/ for those who fear the alea of hate (8) calculation, or simply for balanced, the rat whas really linear, no euphoria last night, straight shif with a few laught and a really funny movies of a rectangle soul who was eating barbie and open is mouth burping here away... funny meditated movie soulful!!. END COMMENT==========================================